If There is Something to Desire
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If There is Something to Desire by Vera Pavlova
Now in paperback, the widely acclaimed collection of one hundred poems of extraordinarily elegant simplicity by one of the best-selling poets in Russia, whose presence on the American poetry scene is increasingly strong.Pavlova writes about love (both sexual love and the love that reaches beyond sex); about motherhood; about the memories of childhood that continue to feed us; about our lives as passionate souls abroad in the world. Sensitively translated by her husband, Steven Seymour, Pavlova's poems are highly disciplined miniatures ("I broke your heart. / Now barefoot I tread / on shards"--a whole poem in ten words). Pavlova is a poet who storms our hearts with pure talent and a seemingly effortless gift for shaping poems.
VERA PAVLOVA is the author of fifteen poetry books as well as five opera librettos and four cantata librettos. Her poems have been published in twenty-one languages, and she has won various honors, including the Apollon Grigoriev Grand Award in 2001. Her poetry has published in a number of publications in the United States. The New Yorker and Tin House are two of his favorite periodicals. Pavlova's debut collection in English is If There Is Something to Want.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780375711893 |
| ISBN 10 | 0375711899 |
| Title | If There is Something to Desire |
| Author | Vera Pavlova |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year published | 2012-01-10 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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